Cityscape (Apocalypse)

Cityscape is a combination of base management screens and the city view of Mega-Primus. Cityscape is used to run the strategic element of the game, by managing your bases and soldiers, sending soldiers and craft on missions, conduct relationships with other organizations, view the ingame UFOPedia and other important controls of the game.
Cityscape is played on real time. Data can be consulted and controls can be given when the game is paused. But your craft will only move and research will progress forward take time to achieve their tasks and this time must be waited out on the city view.

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Cityscape Screen

The main part of the screen is occupied by the Cityscape Display and the current view of Mega-Primus on the screen can be moved by scrolling the mouse to the edges of the screen. It is also possible to move around the view using the cursor keys.

The Control Panel is divided into four sections:

Cityscape Display Options (described below);

Message Bar (where messages informing you about from events on Mega-Primus can be consulted);

Game Time And Time Controls;

Central Information Panel (where information will be displayed and commands can be given).

There are two views possible on Cityscape Display, Isometric Map View (3D, pictured on the left) and Overhead Map View (2D, pictured below)

Cityscape Display

When using the Overhead Map View the game use the following symbols:

X-COM Agent

X-COM ground craft

X-COM aircraft

Neutral ground craft

Neutral aircraft

Hostile ground craft

Hostile aircraft

Dimension Gate

Also notice from the picture that X-COM Bases are bordered with a yellow square, while buildings on alert have a red circle around them. Blue lines point to the specific building an agent/craft is travelling to, while white lines show if the destination is a non-building map location.

The Overhead Map View allows for a better strategic perspective of the city while the Isometric Map View permits better control of air battles. To see the complete maps of the 5 difficulty levels see City Maps.

Control Panel

Cityscape Display Options

Set Camera Mode, when the display view will follow a selected craft when on Isometric Map View.

Switch between Isometric (3D) and Overhead (2D) map views (left picture is Isometric, right is Overhead).